[asterisk-users] Is Asterisk ready for Prime-Time?

Thu Mar 20 00:09:36 CDT 2008

Not sure if this is the best place to ask this or not...but since it was 
mentioned..
Is "SwitchVox" a alternative to  *  ?
Were they a competitor to *, and DIGIUM bought them and so DIGIUM
has 2 Totally Different PBX software packages ?????
Sorry if I am asking a ? that everyone is totally clear on, but this IS 
just a little confusing :)

Steve Totaro wrote:
> If Jared Smith is following this thread, and I am sure he is or will,
> WOW, what an opportunity to bring SwitchVox to the spotlight.  (I
> personally really like SwitchVox and had over a year before Digium
> made the acquisition.  I never had to reboot that box and it had ~40
> extensions and a Digium T1 card.
>
> Do a "try/buy" swap out and let it play out on the list.  I think
> Digium/SwitchVox will shine.
>
> Just an idea but this thread is one of the hottest in a long while and
> bringing up many questions about Asterisk and GUIs.  I could not think
> of a better place to sink or swim!
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Steve Totaro
> <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
>   
>> I would not consider a "Dell SC440 w/RAID 1" "Server Grade" you can
>>  pick them up for $250 on sale.
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Steve Totaro
>>  <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
>>  > All I can say is what has worked best for me over the years trying
>>  >  many different boxen.  IBM X Series and HP DL 3XXs, have heard that
>>  >  Supermicro is "Super", just have not the pleasure yet.
>>  >
>>  >  Dells have given me problems, not always, but enough to be bitten
>>  >  once, and twice shy...
>>  >
>>  >  Thanks,
>>  >  Steve Totaro
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >  On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Al Baker <bwentdg at pipeline.com> wrote:
>>  >  > Quote "I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units. "
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  >  Would you share which "Server Grade" rack mounts you use ?
>>  >  >  I have a project that could use quite a few and I am getting
>>  >  >  "suggestions" to order DELL.
>>  >  >
>>  >  >  Thanks.
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  >  Steve Totaro wrote:
>>  >  >  > I am a user and a consultant.
>>  >  >  >
>>  >  >  > I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units.  I
>>  >  >  > offload everything except what is needed.  Put the DB on a different
>>  >  >  > box, run fastagi, no GUI, vi to hand edit my confs.  Very stable this
>>  >  >  > way.  I try to recommend this to clients but often they find google
>>  >  >  > and do not listen to solid advice.
>>  >  >  >
>>  >  >  > Anyways, as to the four FXO system, I would not think twice to steer
>>  >  >  > that customer to the 3Com V3000.  It is when you start reaching into
>>  >  >  > higher trunks that you pay the big bucks, but a V3000 is on par price
>>  >  >  > wise with an Asterisk install on decent equipment and super easy to
>>  >  >  > configure.  Rock solid too, VxWorks is nice.
>>  >  >  >
>>  >  >  > Thanks,
>>  >  >  > Steve Totaro
>>  >  >  >
>>  >  >  > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC
>>  >  >  > <mojo at horanappraisals.com> wrote:
>>  >  >  >
>>  >  >  >> I'm just a user :)  we do real estate appraisals, and I found the time
>>  >  >  >>  to roll my own (so to speak) pbx.  We're on 1.4.4, TDM card with four
>>  >  >  >>  FXOs.  Honestly, you'll find it's easy to toss some zaptel and asterisk
>>  >  >  >>  tarballs onto a system and compile them.  You'll probably learn a lot
>>  >  >  >>  along the way, but I won't liken it to the deep end of a swimming pool
>>  >  >  >>  -- only halfway down!
>>  >  >  >>
>>  >  >  >>  Moj
>>  >  >  >>
>>  >  >  >>
>>  >  >  >>
>>  >  >  >>
>>  >  >  >>  Bill Andersen wrote:
>>  >  >  >>  > Thank you to everyone that replied to my post.  I started to
>>  >  >  >>  > reply to most of them, but it is getting a little out of hand.
>>  >  >  >>  > Again, thank you.  It actually makes me think the problem is not
>>  >  >  >>  > so much with "Asterisk" as it is with implementation. (My Vendor)
>>  >  >  >>  >
>>  >  >  >>  > Although this is a "users" list, I think it is more of a list
>>  >  >  >>  > for Asterisk "resellers".  I'd be interested in how many of you
>>  >  >  >>  > are simply using Asterisk as your phone system and NOT selling
>>  >  >  >>  > your services or an Asterisk based solution?
>>  >  >  >>  >
>>  >  >  >>  > Anyone?  Just a user?
>>  >  >  >>  >
>>  >  >  >>  > That being said. As "just" a user of Asterisk, it is clear that
>>  >  >  >>  > if I want to continue with Asterisk, it looks like I really need
>>  >  >  >>  > to "learn" the ins-and-outs of Asterisk and ditch my pre-packaged
>>  >  >  >>  > solution.  Off to Amazon for to find TFOT (I want the hard copy :)
>>  >  >  >>  >
>>  >  >  >>  > Bill
>>  >  >  >>  >
>>  >  >  >>  >
>>  >  >  >>  >
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